title: Health care expenditures for the elderly. Who pays for them?
abstract: The degree to which Medicare and Medicaid programs provide health coverage for the elderly still leaves a large financial burden on this population. Although the sale of supplementary health insurance to the elderly has been fraught with abuse, a policy purchased from a reputable organization can be advantageous. Knowledge of the large amount spent on personal health care will hopefully stimulate the search for alternative, less expensive ways to provide health care.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005544:Forecasting; D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000639:trends*; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000191:economics; D008484:Medicaid / Q000191:economics; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics; D014481:United States